School details

The open date and status above indicates when Colchester Royal Grammar School opened or when it changed to its most recent incarnation, with a number of schools converting to academies in recent years. Where schools have changed type recently, data for previous years covering their previous incarnation is included below as well.

What type of school is Colchester Royal Grammar School and what are the admission criteria?

Information

School Details

Type

Academy - Converter mainstream

Age Range

11 to 18

Gender

Boys

Religion

Christian

Admission Policy

Selective

How many children have been on the school roll in recent years?

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Pupil characteristics - what percentage of pupils are in different groups and how does this compare to the national average?

Pupil characteristics

Pupils

Pupils - School

Pupils - National

% English not as first language

10.8

16.5

% Free School Meals

1.1

14

% SEN Statement / EHC

0.3

4.4

% SEN

1

10.4

How do we rate this school?

Rating

2019 Rating

2018 Rating

2017 Rating

Overall Stars

5

5

5

Overall Score

73.2

59.6

76.9

England Rank

112 (out of 3,166)

441 (out of 3,031)

37 (out of 3,088)

Local Rank

4

8

2

Missing Data?

Yes

-

-

Data missing

14 (out of 46)

-

-

Our unique rating system takes into account a range of different indicators to evaluate a school's performance. The system tracks achievement, attendance, teaching, how well the school is preparing pupils for the future and whether it is improving.

Data may be missing for some indicators because it has not been published. This may be because the school is new or because it is very small so data has been suppressed to avoid identifying individual pupils. Schools do not lose points for missing data, so will still fare better in the ranking than schools that underperform on that indicator, but they cannot score as highly as schools that perform well on the indicator.

Schools that have opened in recent years and are yet to have pupils sit GCSEs are flagged as NEW, and are not scored on any of the indicators.

How Colchester Royal Grammar School scores in terms of stars for each indicator.

Star Ratings

Stars - 2019

Stars - 2018

Stars - 2017

Attainment

5

4

5

Progress

4

2

4

Attendance

5

5

5

Outcomes

5

5

5

What Ofsted says about this school

In its most recent inspection, Ofsted has given Colchester Royal Grammar School an overall rating of Outstanding.

This inspection report relates to a previous incarnation of this school, e.g. before academisation, so may not reflect current provision.

If the table is blank, it means there are no recent inspections for this school. The inspection details are correct as of March 31, 2019.

Prior to September 2012, a score of 3 indicated Satisfactory, it now indicates Requires Improvement.

How does Colchester Royal Grammar School perform on each of the areas inspected by Ofsted? A blank table indicates no recent inspections and as of September 2012, a score of 3 changed from indicating Satisfactory to Requires Improvement.

Category

Ofsted

Outcomes for pupils

Outstanding

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management

Outstanding

Personal development, behaviour and welfare

Attainment

How have pupils at Colchester Royal Grammar School done in their GCSEs and how does it compare to Local Authority and national averages?

The government introduced the Attainment 8 measure in 2016 (although some schools chose to opt in a year earlier). It measures pupil performance across maths, which is double weighted in the score, English, also double weighted, three qualifications included in the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) and three other approved qualifications (GCSE or equivalent).

The higher the average score the better pupils at the school are doing.

The majority of GCSEs are now graded on a system of 9-1 grades, where 5 is a strong pass, equivalent to a high C and 4 is a standard pass, where the bottom of the boundary aligns with the bottom of a previous grade C.

The change was introduced in 2017 for English and maths with other subjects changing in 2018 or 2019.

In 2018 the average Attainment 8 score per pupil at Colchester Royal Grammar School was 78.3.

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Group

School

LA

National

All pupils

78.3

46.1

46.4

Girls

NA

49

49.3

Boys

78.3

43.2

43.8

Disadvantaged

SUPP

35.2

36.7

Low attainment

NE

21.9

22.6

Middle attainment

SUPP

40.2

40.8

High attainment

78.7

60.2

61.1

English as an additional language

SUPP

51.1

47.2

The EBacc was introduced in 2010 and the government announced in 2015 its intention that all pupils should take it from 2020 onwards. The Ebacc is made up of English, Maths, History or Geography, Sciences, and a language. To achieve it, pupils must get a 9 to 4 grade in English and Maths and a C grade or above in the other subjects.

In 2018, 80% of pupils at Colchester Royal Grammar School had entries in all EBacc subject areas and 79% achieved the EBacc, with a standard pass in English and Maths, while 79% achieved it with a strong pass in those subjects.

What proportion of different groups at the school also passed the EBacc with standard passes.

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In 2017, the most recent results available, 100% of pupils at Colchester Royal Grammar School gained at least 5 A* to C or 9-4 grade GCSES including English and Maths at 9 to 4. Nationally 60.1% of pupils achieved this.

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How does Colchester Royal Grammar School do when it comes to GCSE results in just English and Maths and what percentage of pupils pass those at A* to C or 9 to 4 grades?

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And what proportion of pupils achieved strong (grades 9 to 5) passes in both English and maths?

Year for outcome

% strong 9-5 passes

LA - % strong 9-5 passes

National - % strong 9-5 passes

2018

100

41

43

2017

95

43

43

Progress

The Progress 8 measure was also introduced by the Government in 2016. It is calculated for each pupil by comparing their Attainment 8 score to the scores of all pupils nationally with similar prior achievement at the end of primary school. The school's Progress 8 score is the average of all those scores.

A score of 0 means pupils have made similar progress during secondary school to similar pupils across England. Above 0 means more progress and below 0 means less progress. Below 0 doesn't mean pupils have made no progress or negative progress, just less progress than comparable pupils.

How have pupils at Colchester Royal Grammar School done in terms of their Progress 8 score for each element?

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What were the Progress 8 scores for different groups of pupils at Colchester Royal Grammar School?

Also were these scores significantly above or below the national average (set at 0)?

Group

Progress 8

Significance

All pupils

0.62

Significantly above average

Girls

NA

Boys

0.62

Significantly above average

Disadvantaged

SUPP

Low attainment

NE

Middle attainment

SUPP

High attainment

0.59

Significantly above average

English as an additional language

SUPP

What is the pupil:teacher ratio at Colchester Royal Grammar School and how does it compare to the national average?

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How many teachers are there and what is the average wage?

Teachers

Teacher Details

No. of Teachers (FTE)

52.3

No. of Teaching Assistants (FTE)

3.3

Average Teacher Salary (GBP)

40,216

Average Teacher Salary (GBP) - National

39,762

Attendance

Figures below show what proportion of the half day sessions were missed by pupils and how this compares to the local and national averages.

In 2017/18, the most recent full school year, 4% of half day sessions were missed. Nationally, secondary school pupils missed 5.5% of sessions.

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Figures below show what proportion of the half day sessions were missed by pupils and counted as an unauthorised absence and how this compares to the local and national averages.

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What proportion of pupils are classed as persistent absentees (missing 10% or more of all sessions)?

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Outcomes

Figures below show what proportion of the pupils, who left school in recent years, continued in education for longer than the first term.

Of the pupils who finished school in 2017, the most recent data available, 100% of pupils stayed on in education or went into employment or training. Nationally, 94% of pupils stayed on in education or went into employment or training.

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There is also data on the proportion who stayed in education.

Year for outcome

% education

LA - % education

National - % education

2009/10

100

84.4

84.7

2010/11

99

85

86

2011/12

99

85

86

2012/13

99

87

88

2013/14

100

89

90

2014/15

100

90

91

2015/16

100

91

91

2016/17

100

86

86

Figures below show the proportion of young people who dropped out of education, training or work within 3 months.

Year for outcome

% not sustained

LA - % not sustained

National - % not sustained

2010/11

0

6

7

2011/12

x

6

6

2012/13

x

6

6

2013/14

0

5

5

2014/15

0

6

5

2015/16

0

5

5

2016/17

SUPP

5

5

Finances

While finances are not included in our calculation of how good schools are, many schools publish information about how much they are spending on pupils' education.

What is the total school spend per pupil Colchester Royal Grammar School compared to the local and national average? (school is in blue)

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How much does Colchester Royal Grammar School spend per pupil on teachers and educational support staff and how does this compare to the average spending across the Local Authority?